Extraordinary recordings on vinyl

Stan Ridgway / Party Ball
Deep Purple / Fire Ball
Harvest original pressing. This recording defies physics,on some of the songs John Lord's organ and Ian Gillian's voice are so outside my speaker it is in my yard. That's right folks it goes through my wall.
Rick Ocesek / The Other side of Paradise.

Palasr,
I have the WB Original pressing and will give it a spin this weekend to see if the Soundstage is as good.

Slaw
This recording by Ric was done during the digital
age which is why it sounds so clean. An album
that throws an amazing Soundstage are special in
my book and your right The Cars albums are great
sound wise.
I remember once while perusing records at a shop
I frequented looking over and seeing Greg Hawkes
looking through vinyl too.
Had the same experience a few years back at
another shop when I spotted Billy Corgan with a
stack of vinyl in his hand.

Well I guess slaw what you are describing to me is any of the Ryco digitally re mastered David Bowie catalog.
Tons of detail but no bass and for me very sterile.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA / The Eagles MFSL
Lost in Sound / Yuseff Latef

I keep a piece of masking tape taped to my Bright Star Sandbox which my table sits on with the proper VTA settings for 140 gram vinyl 150,180 and 200. I adjust accordingly since it is just the twist of the dial after I loosen he screw. I benifits are immense,the reward is priceless.

So many things affect Soundstage from associated equipment to room acoustics to proper toe in of speakers. In one of your posts I commented on adjusting the VTA of your tone arm for the optimum sound from your table. It is key and that is the reason I moved on from that tonarm. It is to demanding to keep it in proper tune. Don't get me wrong it is one of the best bargins out there and I still own mine but the arm I have now is low maintence. I have been playing with the VTA on my tonearm for a week and it is locked in now. Albums that were unlistenable able 2 weeks ago (Killer/Alice, The Pretenders/ Nautilus Super Disc) now are sublime.90% of all recordings on my analog extend beyond my speakers and with proper VTA my obsession with owning an Original pressing is abated. I will take a 2nd pressing on a table with proper VTA over an original pressing with a arm where the VTA is slightly off.
In re:to soul in music it means to me can you feel or hear the emotion in the recording.
In re:to sterile sounding to me it sounds to clean stripped of it's emotion.
I think we have hi jacked this thread enough so let's let this be the end of our discussion. Happy listening partner.

Turn of a friendly card Japanese pressing is outstanding but a Alan Parsons Pyramid Japanese pressing is in the same league sound wise.
Also the Japanese pressing of Band of GGypsy's is killer to. It's the cover with a doll figure of Jimi. It blows any other copy on the planet out of the water.

Emergency / Kool and the Gang
Great sonics on this disc.

Yeah I'm bowing out to,Slaw you need counseling. I own the 2.5 et with a stock and wisa pump run in tandem into a homemade surge tank to answer your question. As I stated I have moved on and use a Graham Engineering Phantom 2 Supreme tone arm. I do not have to feel I need to provide pictures nor do I feel that I have to defend what I feel are better than average recordings.
I wish you peace. Please do not drag me into anymore discussions I respected your opinion I'm sorry you couldn't just live with mine.
GOOD DAY.